Thomas (Perkins) Arms (abt. 1745 - 1835)

Born about 7 Feb 1745 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Martha (Rhodes) Arms — married 11 Apr 1773 in Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1835 at about age 90 in Richford, Vermont

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Biography

Thomas (Perkins) Arms is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-104416
Rank: Soldier

Thomas (Perkins) Arms performed Patriotic Service in Vermont Republic in the American Revolution.

Thomas was born about 1745.

Thomas Perkins, a native of London, Eng., deserted from an English man-of-war, and landed at Boston 1765. To avoid re-capture he assumed the name of Arms. Afterward moved to Clarendon , VT., then to Swanton, VT., and finally settled in St. Armand, P. Q. (see Edward W Arms reference below)

Thomas married Martha "Patty" Rhodes on April 11, 1773 in Worthington, MA. They were the parents of Charles, Mary "Polly", Patience, Thomas, William, John, Richard (1789-1862), and Rueben Arms.

After 1782 Thomas and family moved to Chittenden County, VT. By 1786 they were in Swanton when their son William was born. Next they moved to Richford, VT. When the line between the US and Canada was drawn, some of their land, including their home, was in Canada. His was the only frame house in the area. It was located on the main road from Richford, VT to Montreal, Canada. Thomas had a large orchard. Sometimes he served as a judge for local disagreements.

"A genealogical record of the Arms family in thi...." A genealogical record of the Arms family in thi.... N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2017. <https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalreco00arms#page/43/mode/1up>. Notes Contains a record of a Thomas Perkins who assumed the surname Arms who is the father of this Thomas Arms.

He passed away in 1835.

Sources

• “Edward W Arms. A Genealogical Record of The Arms Family in this country, Embracing all the known descendants of William the 1st. Troy NY, 1877. p 43.
• “History of an Arms family the first in the name in America, Netie Arms Taylor, boston, MA, 1967: [1]
• Find a Grave: Find A Grave: Memorial #21931894
• NSSAR Patriot Grave Registry: [2]
• FamilySearch.org: Marriage: [3]
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFFP-SHV : 6 November 2017), Thomas Arms, 22 Apr 1835, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,461.
• A Genealogy of the Arms Family, by Edward Arms published in 1877.